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Take words with you[a] and return to the Lord.
    Say to him, “Forgive all our guilt,
    and receive us graciously,
    and let us present the fruit of our lips as bulls.[b]
Assyria cannot save us.
    We will not ride on horses.
    We will no longer call the work of our hands our gods!
    For in you the fatherless child finds compassion.”

I will cure them of their unfaithfulness.
    I will love them freely,
    for my anger has turned away from them.

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  1. Hosea 14:2 Or prepare a speech or take back your words
  2. Hosea 14:2 The text and meaning of this line are uncertain.